Lowell, ME Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Lowell, Maine, shaded from 130 ft on the west side to 880 ft on the north side
Elevation
880 ft 265 m690 ft 210 m600 ft 180 m410 ft 125 m220 ft 70 m130 ft 40 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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Town area
Fades everything outside the official town boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Lowell sits at about 200 ft (60 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
200 ft 60 m
most residents: 170–650 ft
Lowest
130 ft 40 m
on the west side
Highest
880 ft 265 m
on the north side
Average
310 ft 95 m
all land inside town boundaries

Lowell spans about 750 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
200 ft60 m
Highest point
Inside town boundaries, on the north side
880 ft265 m
Lowest point
Inside town boundaries, on the west side
130 ft40 m
Town center
USGS map point for Lowell
190 ft60 m
Average of all land310 ft95 m

Elevation profile, south to north

9.0 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Lowell, Maine, shaded from 130 ft on the west side to 880 ft on the north side
Town boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States
Population
383 2024 est.
Land area
38.3 sq mi + 1.9 sq mi water
Density
10 per sq mi
Coordinates
45.1878° N, 68.4678° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
New England
Drains to
Penobscot River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 1
04493
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Lee430 ft
  2. Maxfield320 ft
  3. Burlington310 ft
  4. Lincoln290 ft
  5. Chester240 ft
  6. Lowell200 ft
  7. Enfield200 ft
  8. Howland180 ft
  9. Edinburg160 ft
  10. Passadumkeag140 ft
  11. Greenbush140 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • White Cap Mountain3,646 ft
  • Saddleback Mountain, Piscataquis County2,980 ft
  • Jo-Mary Mountain2,910 ft
  • Barren Mountain2,646 ft
  • Lead Mountain1,479 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the town boundaries, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census town boundaries (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.